Keller, S. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-2082
Yamamura, J.
Sedlacik, J.
Wang, Z. J.
Gebert, P.
Starekova, J.
Tahir, E.
Article History
Received: 23 July 2019
Revised: 1 November 2019
Accepted: 6 November 2019
First Online: 17 January 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. med. E. Tahir, MD.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors (Pimrapat Gebert) has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • prospective• case-control study and cross sectional study design• performed at one institution